Colta District

Colta
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Paucar del Sara Sara
Capital Colta
Government
  Mayor Eulogio José Cayo Quispe
Area
  Total 277.29 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Elevation 3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 587
  Density 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)

Colta District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)